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Cholera outbreak in Angola

Angola Battles Cholera Outbreak: 600 Dead as Disease Spreads

Angola is grappling with its most severe cholera outbreak in two decades, with the disease ...

  • 12 May 2025
  • Africa
Women wearing teal ribbons and holding awareness signs on World Ovarian Cancer Day 2025, promoting early detection and global ovarian cancer awareness.

Teal Together: Uniting the World Against Ovarian Cancer on May 8

May 8 marks World Ovarian Cancer Day 2025, a powerful global movement committed to raising ...

  • 8 May 2025
  • Health
Illustration of World Red Cross Day 2025 with diverse volunteers providing humanitarian aid, a red cross symbol, and a globe background representing global unity and compassion.

World Red Cross Day 2025: Honoring Global Heroes of Humanity and Hope

World Red Cross Day, observed every year on May 8, honors the principles of the ...

  • 8 May 2025
  • Health
NHIA Chairman Appointment

Tinubu Appoints Oloriegbe as NHIA Chairman

Former Senator Oloriegbe to Lead National Health Insurance Authority President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. ...

  • 30 March 2025
  • Health
Pay1One

Pay1One: Transforming Healthcare Finance and Accessibility in Nigeria and Beyond

Pay1One: A Game-Changer in Healthcare Financial Management The healthcare sector in Nigeria and West Africa ...

  • 24 March 2025
  • Health
Oral health in Africa

WHO: Only 17% of Africans Have Access to Oral Healthcare

Oral Health in Africa: A Growing Crisis Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Acting Regional Director for Africa ...

  • 20 March 2025
  • Health
World Food Programme

WFP Warns of Looming Hunger Crisis in Central Sahel and Nigeria Due to Funding Shortages

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning that without immediate ...

  • 9 March 2025
  • Agriculture
Ebola Outbreak

Uganda Confirms Second Ebola Death as Outbreak Persists

A four-year-old child has died from Ebola in Uganda, marking the second fatality in the ...

  • 7 March 2025
  • Africa
Tom Coleman

WHX Lagos and WHX Labs Lagos: Transforming Nigeria’s Healthcare Industry

Informa Markets has unveiled a bold transformation in its healthcare exhibition portfolio, rebranding Medic West ...

  • 5 March 2025
  • Health
Unicef

UNICEF Leverages Data Science to Improve Child Vaccination Coverage in West and Central Africa

UNICEF's *Reach the Unreached* initiative is using data science and geospatial technology to identify zero-dose ...
  • 27 February 2025
  • Health
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Today in History

May 16th is the day in 1868 that President Andrew Johnson is acquitted in his impeachment trial by one vote in the United States Senate.

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